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ANOTHER CHAPTER.
The Steele Resolutions Passed
by the Council at
Last.
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THE ENTIRE MEETING GIVEN TO
THE SUBJECT.
The Water Company Well Represented
Gentlemen, we bid You Good
Evening"
ANOTHER CHAPTER.

The City Council chamber of the
new City Hall is the hottest place in
America. The members struggled
slowly to their places Monday
and it was half past eight o'clock-an
hour behind-when the mayor rap
ped them to order. Walker was alb
sent, The announcement made in
the LEDGER that the Steele water
works resolutions would be disposed
of had the effect of filling the Coun-
Gil chamber with q curious crowd,
the intense heat Notwithstanding. 1t
didn't do them any good though for,
Just as soon as the roll was called
and the minutes read, the Mayor an
nounced that the Council would
wrestle with the water trouble In ex-
e~cutive session, and everybody, ex,
cept the city's attorneys, Fenley
Bryan and Geo. Robertson. including
reporters and lawyers were uncere-
moniously hustled out. 1t was an
hour or more until the door was
again thrown open, and then the
Council was ready to hear from the
water-works people.
Judge G.AB. Macfarlane addressed
the members for a few moments, in
behalf of the company. He said he
supposed the Council was ready to
apologize to the company for the
action taken and give a vote of thanks
for the excellent water now furnished.
Seriously speaking, the pipes had all
been cleaned, and every means pos
sible had been used to get the water
IN proper condition. He thought the
twater would compare with that Of
any system in the State, and knew it
10 be as good as that furnished by
the st. Louis and Kansas City COM
panies. He thought the water was
wholesome, as he thought it had al
ways been, though perhaps it was not
at all times agreeable to a sensitive
nose. The Judge said he would be
willing for the Council to compare
the water with that from any cistern
in Mexico.
Clark: ''Are you willing to make
any concession for the time the
water has been unwholesome?"
Macfarlane: Il am unable to say.
The water would always put out fire,
and that was all the city contracted
for" So far as private consumption
was concerned, he thought the citi-
zens were able to take care Of them
selves, and that it was to the comp
any's interest to furnish pure and
wholesome water to the consumers.
He was certain that the company
would treat the city fairly and
~squarely, and that ever now Morris
r. Locke was in New York, looking
into the. devices used to purify water
of this character, one.,of which would
be put in here at once.
Johnson: 81 would like to hear
that resolution lying On the Mayors
desk read"
It was thought unnecessary to
read the resolution. Clark wanted
the matter adjusted without any un-
due haste on the part of the city, and
wanted to settle the difficulty to the
satisfaction Of all concerned.
Steele:. "We ought to adopt that
resolution, and then we would be
ready for business"
Johnson: Il move its adoption
Turner: ~ second the motion"
Mayor Hisey: fare you ready?'
. Clark: II am mot ready. I wan
to givethe companta fair show in thi!
: matter and would like to hear from
t Mr.. Mastin."
y Mr.. Mastin kept his seat, making
no motion to address the members
and Steele called for a rising vote
The vote taken and the Steele resolu
ton was adopted as follows: Aye
Steele, Bunton, Turner, johnson
' Nay-Clark. Absent-Walker.
The water-works people didn'
wait to hear another word, but al
rose to their feet, and with a mild
E'Gentleman, We bid you good even
ing" from Judge Macfarlane, lef
is the room.
Upon motion of Steele, the Counci
adjourned to meet Friday evenin
d next, at 7:30 o'clock.
The much-talked-of resolution, q
passed, barring a good deal of th
. whereas part of it, is as follows
= Whereas, said water-works Compan
~ have failed, neglected and refused, "fo
1t 80 days continuously" and now still fail:
neglects and refuses (and not throug
80 any unavoidable accident) s'to furnish a
l. adequate supply of good and wholesom
water for fire and other public and privat
purposes" as it was bound to do by sal
pretended contract; therefore, be it.
Resolved, by the City Council of the CT,
lie OF Mexico, That said pretended contrac
N is and shall be null and void, and I'll
privileges and franchises therein granite
II any, be and they are hereby declared fl
d. felted and to cease and that said city wi
:. not longer pay rental for MIGRANTS {
IL other water privileges under said pretend
i'll ed contract. And 1t is further hereby
Resolred, That the clerk of this Counc
De and he is hereby authorized and direc
. ed to cause a certified copy hereof to |
to served on said Water works Company.
D. From q private communication